| Character |
Actor |
Duration |
| Dennis Tanner |
Philip Lowrie |
1960–62, 1963–68, 2011— |
| Ken Barlow |
William Roache |
1960— |
| Emily Bishop |
Eileen Derbyshire |
1961, 1962–66, 1967— |
| Rita Sullivan |
Barbara Knox |
1964, 1972— |
| Peter Barlow |
Chris Gascoyne |
1965–71, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1986, 2000–03, 2007, 2008— |
| Deirdre Barlow |
Anne Kirkbride |
1972, 1973— |
| Gail McIntyre |
Helen Worth |
1974— |
| Tracy Barlow |
Kate Ford |
1977–83, 1985–95, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002–07, 2010— |
| Audrey Roberts |
Sue Nicholls |
1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985— |
| Nick Tilsley |
Ben Price |
1981–96, 1997–99, 2002, 2003–04, 2009— |
| Kevin Webster |
Michael Le Vell |
1983— |
| Bill Webster |
Peter Armitage |
1984–85, 1995–1997, 2006— |
| Sally Webster |
Sally Dynevor |
1986— |
| Steve McDonald |
Simon Gregson |
1989— |
| Rosie Webster |
Helen Flanagan |
1990–2012 |
| David Platt |
Jack P Shepherd |
1990— |
| Tommy Duckworth |
Chris Fountain |
1992–93, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2011— |
| Norris Cole |
Malcolm Hebden |
1994–97, 1999— |
| Sophie Webster |
Brooke Vincent |
1994— |
| Roy Cropper |
David Neilson |
1995— |
| Leanne Barlow |
Jane Danson |
1997–2000, 2004–06, 2007— |
| Hayley Cropper |
Julie Hesmondhalgh |
1998–2007, 2008— |
| Tyrone Dobbs |
Alan Halsall |
1998— |
| Dev Alahan |
Jimmi Harkishin |
1999— |
| Eileen Grimshaw |
Sue Cleaver |
2000— |
| Maria Connor |
Samia Smith |
2000–09, 2010— |
| Kirk Sutherland |
Andrew Whyment |
2000— |
| Jason Grimshaw |
Ryan Thomas |
2000— |
| Sunita Alahan |
Shobna Gulati |
2001–06, 2009— |
| Fiz Brown |
Jennie McAlpine |
2001— |
| Simon Barlow |
Alex Bain |
2003, 2008— |
| Sean Tully |
Antony Cotton |
2003, 2004— |
| Chesney Brown |
Sam Aston |
2003— |
| Amy Barlow |
Elle Mulvaney |
2004— |
| Lloyd Mullaney |
Craig Charles |
2005–06, 2007— |
| Amber Kalirai |
Nikki Patel |
2005–09, 2011— |
| Aadi Alahan |
Zennon Ditchett |
2006, 2009— |
| Asha Alahan |
Tanisha Gorey |
2006, 2009— |
| Becky McDonald |
Katherine Kelly |
2006–12 |
| Michelle Connor |
Kym Marsh |
2006— |
| Carla Connor |
Alison King |
2006— |
| Marcus Dent |
Charlie Condou |
2007–08, 2011— |
| Tina McIntyre |
Michelle Keegan |
2008— |
| Julie Carp |
Katy Cavanagh |
2008— |
| Pam Hobsworth |
Kate Anthony |
2008–10, 2011— |
| Anna Windass |
Debbie Rush |
2008— |
| Gary Windass |
Mikey North |
2008— |
| Mary Taylor |
Pattie Clare |
2008–09, 2010— |
| Liam Connor Jr. |
Ollie and Elliot Barnett |
2009, 2010— |
| Brian Packham |
Peter Gunn |
2010, 2011— |
| Izzy Armstrong |
Cherylee Houston |
2010— |
| Owen Armstrong |
Ian Puleston-Davies |
2010— |
| Katy Armstrong |
Georgia May Foote |
2010— |
| Matt Carter |
Oliver Mellor |
2010— |
| Kylie Platt |
Paula Lane |
2010, 2011— |
| Jack Dobbs |
Jaxon and Maddox Beswick |
2010— |
| Janet Powers |
Carol Starks |
2010, 2011–12 |
| Paul Kershaw |
Tony Hirst |
2010, 2011— |
| Hope Stape |
Sadie Pilbury and Harriet Atkins |
2010— |
| Frank Foster |
Andrew Lancel |
2011–12 |
| Faye Butler |
Ellie Leach |
2011— |
| Sylvia Goodwin |
Stephanie Cole |
2011— |
| Stella Price |
Michelle Collins |
2011— |
| Karl Munro |
John Michie |
2011— |
| Eva Price |
Catherine Tyldesley |
2011— |
| Anne Foster |
Gwen Taylor |
2011— |
| Sam Foster |
Paul Clayton |
2011— |
| Kirsty Soames |
Natalie Gumede |
2011— |
| Lesley Kershaw |
Judy Holt |
2011— |
| Beth |
Lisa George |
2011— |
| Danny Stratton |
Jeremy Sheffield |
2011— |
| Joseph Brown |
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2011— |